Exploratory Analysis on the Livability of a City with Digital Placemaking in Jakarta Timur, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract People who work in Jakarta to prefer suburban areas as their homes, such as Jakarta Timur. Urban livability directly influences the quality of life of the citizens. The purposes of this study on Jakarta Timur: 1) understanding the public space roles and values; 2) finding out the types of public spaces; 3) understanding the connection between livability and the value of public spaces; and 4) exploring new placemaking research method of using big data. The methodology included data collection (government documents, news articles from trusted sources, Google Reviews via Octoparse 8, and Google Map), data visualization (wordclouds and QGIS), and data analysis (word frequency, sentiment, and accessibility). The area’s socio-demographic study estimated that the reviews are dominantly written informatively and expressively by locals with certain characteristics (must be proven in future studies). It was also revealed that Jakarta Timur is comprised of more yellow zones (housing) with only a little green zone (already including the selected public spaces). The recurring motives for visitation included doing sport and playing with family/children and the sentiment analysis reflected overall positive values on the citizens. Regarding accessibility, it was found that despite preferring private transportation, the willingness to ride the public transportation still existed.